This is a selection of articles from the April 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Medical Ethics headlines.
Deciding on Death: Conventions and Contestations in the Context of Disability
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - April 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: journals
Mind the Gaps: Intersex and (Re-productive) Spaces in Disability Studies and Bioethics
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - April 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: journals
The Individualist Model of Autonomy and the Challenge of Disability
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - April 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] The practicalities of terminally ill patients signing their own DNR orders--a study in Taiwan
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Huang, C-H, Hu, W-Y, Chiu, T-Y, Chen, C-Y Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Genetics] Minors and informed consent in carrier testing: a survey of European clinical geneticists
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Borry, P, Stultiens, L, Goffin, T, Nys, H, Dierickx, K Tags: Genetics Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] Patients' preferences for receiving clinical information and participating in decision-making in Iran
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Asghari, F, Mirzazadeh, A, Fotouhi, A Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] To what extent should older patients be included in decisions regarding their resuscitation status?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Wilson, J Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[PostScript] Should fertility doctors and clinical embryologists be involved in the recruitment, counselling and reimbursement of egg donors?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Heng, B C Tags: PostScript Source Type: journals
[Global medical ethics] The medical student global health experience: professionalism and ethical implications
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Shah, S, Wu, T Tags: Global medical ethics Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] The quality of bioethics debate: implications for clinical ethics committees
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Williamson, L Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] Clinical prioritisations of healthcare for the aged--professional roles
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Nortvedt, P, Pedersen, R, Grothe, K H, Nordhaug, M, Kirkevold, M, Slettebo, A, Brinchmann, B S, Andersen, B Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Teaching and learning ethics] Interprofessional ethics rounds concerning dialysis patients: staff's ethical reflections before and after rounds
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Svantesson, M, Anderzen-Carlsson, A, Thorsen, H, Kallenberg, K, Ahlstrom, G Tags: Teaching and learning ethics Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] The potential impact of decision role and patient age on end-of-life treatment decision making
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Zikmund-Fisher, B J, Lacey, H P, Fagerlin, A Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Research ethics] Status of healthcare studies submitted to UK research ethics committees for approval in 2004-5
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Arshad, A, Arkwright, P D Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals
[Teaching and learning ethics] Learning a way through ethical problems: Swedish nurses' and doctors' experiences from one model of ethics rounds
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Svantesson, M, Lofmark, R, Thorsen, H, Kallenberg, K, Ahlstrom, G Tags: Teaching and learning ethics Source Type: journals
[Research ethics] Payment for research participation: a coercive offer?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Wertheimer, A, Miller, F G Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals
[Global medical ethics] Human rights and bioethics
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Barilan, Y M, Brusa, M Tags: Global medical ethics Source Type: journals
[Ethics] The perceived role of Islam in immigrant Muslim medical practice within the USA: an exploratory qualitative study
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Padela, A I, Shanawani, H, Greenlaw, J, Hamid, H, Aktas, M, Chin, N Tags: Ethics Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] An assessment of the process of informed consent at the University Hospital of the West Indies
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Barnett, A T, Crandon, I, Lindo, J F, Gordon-Strachan, G, Robinson, D, Ranglin, D Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Editorial] Should we force the obese to diet?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Giordano, S. Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] Is truth a supreme value?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Peleg, R Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] Clinical ethicists' perspectives on organisational ethics in healthcare organisations
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Silva, D S, Gibson, J L, Sibbald, R, Connolly, E, Singer, P A Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Teaching and learning ethics] The religious beliefs of students and the teaching of medical ethics: a comment on Brassington
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: McLachlan, H V Tags: Teaching and learning ethics Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] Mexican heroism
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Tomassi, M P Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Ethics] Genomics and equal opportunity ethics
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Cappelen, A W, Norheim, O F, Tungodden, B Tags: Ethics Source Type: journals
[Clinical ethics] The Ashley treatment: a step too far, or not far enough?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Edwards, S D Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals
[Law, ethics and medicine] The views of cancer patients on patient rights in the context of information and autonomy
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - April 30, 2008 Authors: Erer, S, Atici, E, Erdemir, A D Tags: Law, ethics and medicine Source Type: journals
INFORMED CONSENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA
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Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Clinical research without consent in adults in the emergency setting: a review of patient and public views
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Source: BMC Medical Ethics - April 29, 2008 Authors: Jan Lecouturier, Helen Rodgers, Gary A Ford, Tim Rapley, Lynne Stobbart, Stephen J Louw and Madeleine J Murtagh Source Type: journals
REPORTING OF INFORMED CONSENT, STANDARD OF CARE AND POST-TRIAL OBLIGATIONS IN GLOBAL RANDOMIZED INTERVENTION TRIALS: A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY OF REGISTERED TRIALS
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Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH IN BIOETHICS
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Source: Bioethics - April 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF NEUROETHICS
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Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
FREE RIDERS AND PIOUS SONS – WHY SCIENCE RESEARCH REMAINS OBLIGATORY
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Source: Bioethics - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
ENHANCEMENTS, EASY SHORTCUTS, AND THE RICHNESS OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES
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Source: Bioethics - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
WHY WE ARE NOT MORALLY REQUIRED TO SELECT THE BEST CHILDREN: A RESPONSE TO SAVULESCU
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Source: Bioethics - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
PROCREATIVE REASONS-RELEVANCE: ON THE MORAL SIGNIFICANCE OF WHY WE HAVE CHILDREN
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Source: Bioethics - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
THE MORAL IMPORTANCE OF SELECTING PEOPLE RANDOMLY
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Source: Bioethics - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
MEDICAL CONFIDENTIALITY: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS IN GREECE
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Source: Bioethics - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
What is presumed when we presume consent?
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Source: BMC Medical Ethics - April 25, 2008 Authors: Barbara K Pierscionek Source Type: journals
PATERNALISM AND FAIRNESS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH
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Source: Bioethics - April 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Is the qualitative research interview an acceptable medium for research with palliative care patients and carers?
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Source: BMC Medical Ethics - April 24, 2008 Authors: Marjolein H. Gysels, Cathy Shipman and Irene J. Higginson Source Type: journals
Foucault's "fearless speech" and the transformation and mentoring of
medical students
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Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - April 17, 2008 Authors: Thomas J Papadimos and Stuart J Murray Source Type: journals
THE MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND THE FAMILY: THE CASE OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR HUSBANDS
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Source: Bioethics - April 11, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
BEYOND ABORTION: THE LOOMING BATTLE OVER DEATH IN THE ‘CULTURE WARS’
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Source: Bioethics - April 11, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
REASSESSING INSURERS' ACCESS TO GENETIC INFORMATION: GENETIC PRIVACY, IGNORANCE, AND INJUSTICE
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Source: Bioethics - April 11, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
BIOETHICS IN CHINA
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Source: Bioethics - April 11, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
ADMINISTRATIVE GATEKEEPING – A THIRD WAY BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED PATIENT ADVOCACY AND BEDSIDE RATIONING
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Source: Bioethics - April 11, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
ATTEND THE 9TH WORLD CONGRESS OF BIOETHICS!
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Source: Bioethics - April 9, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
‘FAIR BENEFITS’ ACCOUNTS OF EXPLOITATION REQUIRE A NORMATIVE PRINCIPLE OF FAIRNESS: RESPONSE TO GBADEGESIN AND WENDLER, AND EMANUEL ET AL
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Source: Bioethics - April 9, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Communicating genetic information in the family: enriching the debate through the notion of integrity
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - April 9, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: journals
Types of centredness in health care: themes and concepts
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - April 9, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: journals
Understanding, testimony and interpretation in psychiatric diagnosis
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - April 5, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: journals
Review of "Ethics in Mental Health Research" by James M. DuBois
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Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - April 3, 2008 Authors: Ronald Pies Source Type: journals
‘Healthy Ageing’ policies and anti-ageing ideologies and practices: on the exercise of responsibility
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - April 1, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: journals
Treating humanity as an inviolable end: an analysis of contraception and altered nuclear transfer.
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Source: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy - April 1, 2008 Authors: Masek L Tags: J Med Philos Source Type: journals
The beginning of individual human personhood.
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Source: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy - April 1, 2008 Authors: Penner PS, Hull RT Tags: J Med Philos Source Type: journals
The prototype resemblance theory of disease.
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Source: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy - April 1, 2008 Authors: Sadegh-Zadeh K Tags: J Med Philos Source Type: journals
Metaphysical problems in the philosophy of medicine and bioethics.
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Source: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy - April 1, 2008 Authors: Hinkley AE Tags: J Med Philos Source Type: journals
Four queries concerning the metaphysics of early human embryogenesis.
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Source: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy - April 1, 2008 Authors: Howsepian AA Tags: J Med Philos Source Type: journals
Colonizing bioethics.
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Source: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy - April 1, 2008 Authors: Iltis A Tags: J Med Philos Source Type: journals
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